Dan Jones shared 1 year, 22 days ago
Roses are red
Bird bones are hollow
“Non sequitir” means
“It doesn’t follow”
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 22 days ago
My friend has developed an invisible aeroplane but I can’t see it taking off.
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 22 days ago
American admiral and computer scientist, (designed COBOL) Grace Hopper was born #OTD in 1906.
She created the first compiler, the A-0 System, in 1952. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. Hopper popularized the term "debugging" in computing after discovering an actual moth causing a malfunction in the Mark II computer.
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Commodore Grace M. Hopper, USN (covered). James S. Davis - This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID DN-SC-84-05971 (next). In the image, she is typically seen wearing her formal cover (hat) as part of her Navy attire. Her uniform signifies her rank and achievements within the U.S. Navy. This photo captures Hopper during her later career, highlighting her as a trailblazer both in the military and in computer science. Her demeanor in such photos often radiates professionalism, intelligence, and a sense of authority, aligned with her significant contributions to both fields. The photo's mention of a Navy ID (DN-SC-84-05971) confirms its origin from official Navy archives, further cementing its historical significance.
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Log book showing the "bug" found caught in a Mark II relay Courtesy of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA., 1988. - U.S. Naval Historical Center Online Library The logbook entry showing the "bug" found in a Mark II relay is a historically significant document that records one of the earliest uses of the term "debugging" in computing. This artifact is a handwritten log from Grace Hopper's team, dated September 9, 1947, and includes a physical moth taped to the page. The moth was discovered in one of the electromechanical relays of the Harvard Mark II computer, causing a malfunction. The entry humorously notes the discovery as the "first actual case of bug being found," combining technical documentation with Hopper's wit. This event became a legendary anecdote in the history of computing and popularized the term "debugging," which has since become standard terminology in software development. The logbook, preserved courtesy of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, is an enduring symbol of the origins of modern computer science and the challenges faced by pioneers like Hopper and her team.
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 22 days ago
I've been sharing context-free comic book panels of the day for years — but here are two panels for which the context is quite clear.
![Panel #1 shows the corporate office of Wellinex, and a woman standing on a boardroom table, back to the reader. A man in a suit at the head of the table questions her as the other executives look on.
CAPTION: And the recent wave of attacks by the terminally ill ...
HIS WORD BALLOON: "Excuse me, who are you?"
HER WORD BALLOON: "Who am I? I'm the person whose cancer treatment you'd denied two years ago. And now ... it's become terminal."
Panel #2 shows the woman having opened her trenchcoat to reveal she has sticks of dynamite strapped to her. The panel is colored bright red and orange. All around her run.
HER WORD BALLOON: "For all of us!"
CAPTION: Well ... it's made everyone antsy.
[from Billionaire Island #1, 2020, script by Mark Russell, art by Steve Pugh, coloring by Chris Chuckry, lettering by Rob Steen]](https://microwords.goodevilgenius.org/proxy/media/20461/osMbrL5YwRz_vvdx7Jbsl6rasob1VttCbTpqjDFZ8yM=/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9ja3Jvb20ud2FuZGVyaW5nLnNob3AvbWVkaWFfYXR0YWNobWVudHMvZmlsZXMvMTEzLzYxOS8zNzUvNjI4LzA4NC83MTgvb3JpZ2luYWwvNDgwMWQ2YzdkOTQwNWQ0ZS5qcGc=/740 "Panel #1 shows the corporate office of Wellinex, and a woman standing on a boardroom table, back to the reader. A man in a suit at the head of the table questions her as the other executives look on.
CAPTION: And the recent wave of attacks by the terminally ill ...
HIS WORD BALLOON: \"Excuse me, who are you?\"
HER WORD BALLOON: \"Who am I? I'm the person whose cancer treatment you'd denied two years ago. And now ... it's become terminal.\"
Panel #2 shows the woman having opened her trenchcoat to reveal she has sticks of dynamite strapped to her. The panel is colored bright red and orange. All around her run.
HER WORD BALLOON: \"For all of us!\"
CAPTION: Well ... it's made everyone antsy.
[from Billionaire Island #1, 2020, script by Mark Russell, art by Steve Pugh, coloring by Chris Chuckry, lettering by Rob Steen]")
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Panel #1 shows the corporate office of Wellinex, and a woman standing on a boardroom table, back to the reader. A man in a suit at the head of the table questions her as the other executives look on. CAPTION: And the recent wave of attacks by the terminally ill ... HIS WORD BALLOON: "Excuse me, who are you?" HER WORD BALLOON: "Who am I? I'm the person whose cancer treatment you'd denied two years ago. And now ... it's become terminal." Panel #2 shows the woman having opened her trenchcoat to reveal she has sticks of dynamite strapped to her. The panel is colored bright red and orange. All around her run. HER WORD BALLOON: "For all of us!" CAPTION: Well ... it's made everyone antsy. [from Billionaire Island #1, 2020, script by Mark Russell, art by Steve Pugh, coloring by Chris Chuckry, lettering by Rob Steen]
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 23 days ago
🦖 An overview of accessible web applications and widgets 🦖
Most JavaScript libraries offer a library of client-side widgets that mimic the behavior of familiar desktop interfaces. Sliders, menu bars, file list views, and more can be built with a combination of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. Since the HTML4 specification doesn't provide built-in tags that se…
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 23 days ago
beneficent cumberscrunge
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 23 days ago
How could you spare any love for him, when you love your own vanity to such an extent?
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 23 days ago
Jia Tolentino on the sometimes celebratory reaction to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and what it says about business & violence in America. “A denied health-insurance claim can instantly bend the trajectory of a life toward bankruptcy and misery and death.” https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-the-murder-of-the-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-means-to-america
Wikipedia has a list of prime numbers, and it starts with this note:
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Do people looking for a list of prime numbers think they'll be able to find a complete list? I feel like most people who are looking for a list of primes are aware that any such list will be incomplete.
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 27 days ago
Ask your doctor if hiding under your bed until the world calms down is right for you
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 29 days ago
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Caption reads: "When your unit tests pass" Two drain pipes that should connect, but don't. A stream of water is flowing out of the top pipe, and into a crack on the side of the second, bypassing the opening that the water should go in.
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 29 days agoI'd like to see an anthology series, like Short Treks, but full hour-long episodes. It'd be really cool to have full-length episodes that feature a new part of the Star Trek Universe every week.
An episode set in the Academy; Kahless's epic battle against his brother, Morath; Vulcan Science Academy; a musical episode where Q turns the entire Federation Council into a Broadway cast; Jean-Luc and Robert as children growing up on their vineyard. Yes to all of them!
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 30 days agoAre you so wise as you believe yourselves to be?
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 30 days ago
SLAY DRAGONS. DO YOUR STRETCHES.
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 1 month agoHow 10 famous artists would plate Thanksgiving dinner. The Jackson Pollock & Seurat ones are pretty good. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/11/thanksgiving-special-how-famous-artists-would-plate-thanksgiving-dinner/
Dan Jones shared 1 year, 1 month ago
People who complain about wokeness in new video games don’t actually care about the past, just their imagined version of it.
So this is worth saying:
- the Fairchild Channel F, the first cartridge-based video game console, was invented by a Black man who taught himself electrical engineering
- Sierra, the most important American computer game publisher of all time, was co-founded by a woman
- Baldur’s Gate II, KOTOR, and Dragon Age—the most influential RPGs of all time—was narratively written by a gay man
The games we all love are made by diverse people, many who remain unseen, who put their hearts and souls into these works.
Just because you’re unaware of them doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Tennessee billboard: Adult Superstore. Trump Superstore. Next exit.
My nine-year-old son, randomly, apropos of nothing: "Dollar Dollar bills, y'all!"
Sent this to my daughter to pass on to her Spanish teacher.
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Two side-by-side images of Tupac Shakur. On the left, he's dressed in casual clothing, a do-rag on his head, his shirt lifted up displaying a "Thug Life" tattoo emblazoned across his stomach and chest. Above him the caption says "Tupac". On the right, we see him dressed in a suit and tie, hands in his pockets. Above him it reads "Ustedpac"
Just came across this reddit thread.
Just learned “manslaughter” meaning
I always thought it meant “man’s laughter”, so a dude who is laughing. No, it means “homicide”.
Idk if I’m dumb or English is weird
English is indeed weird.